PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roman Garcie (ranked 4334 p4p, 4113 weight class) and Rafael Gomez Da Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 374 weight class). Roman Garcie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Garcie
vs
Da Silva Jr

175 cm
23
145
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
148
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Garcie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Gomez Da Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Da Silva Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Da Silva Jr advances to half guard.
Garcie trying to control from the bottom.
Garcie wants to get back to full guard.
Da Silva Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Garcie controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva Jr not doing much here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Da Silva Jr passes into side control, despite Garcie's attempt to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr takes a little break here. Garcie wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Da Silva Jr.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva Jr controlling the position from side mount.
Da Silva Jr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcie wants to control but Da Silva Jr postures up.
Da Silva Jr staying calm.
Garcie can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Da Silva Jr has control of an arm but Garcie manages to advance to Da Silva Jr's back!
Da Silva Jr tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Gomez Da Silva Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Da Silva Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Da Silva Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Garcie being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcie controlling Da Silva Jr's posture.
Garcie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Da Silva Jr controls the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rafael Gomez Da Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Da Silva Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcie sprawls well initially but Da Silva Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Garcie wants to control but Da Silva Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Da Silva Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Da Silva Jr is continuing to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcie is positioning himself well to prevent Da Silva Jr advancing to mount.
Garcie is trying to control but can't.
Da Silva Jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Da Silva Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garcie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Garcie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcie trying to control but Da Silva Jr flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Da Silva Jr controls the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The adventures of Da Silva Jr the control monster continue. Boring.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Gomez Da Silva Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Da Silva Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Garcie's guard.
Garcie pulls Da Silva Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Da Silva Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Garcie looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Garcie holds on and takes a little breather.
Da Silva Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva Jr looking to pass the guard.
Da Silva Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Da Silva Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Da Silva Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da Silva Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Da Silva Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcie is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Da Silva Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Garcie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Da Silva Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Da Silva Jr stays in close to Garcie's body and controls the position.
Roman Garcie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Gomez Da Silva Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Silva Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Rafael Gomez Da Silva Jr!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Rafael Gomez Da Silva Jr!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Rafael Gomez Da Silva Jr!

Rafael Gomez Da Silva Jr wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Rafael Gomez Da Silva Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.